Claudio Descalzi

Claudio Descalzi (born 1955) is an Italian businessman, CEO of Eni since May 2014.[1]

Claudio Descalzi
Born1955 (age 65–66)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationUniversity of Milan
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Eni
Websitewww.claudiodescalzi.com

Education

Claudio Descalzi graduated in Physics at the University of Milan in 1979.[2]

Career

Descalzi started to work at Eni in 1981,[3] when he joined the multinational company operating in the production and distribution of energy as a reservoir engineer.

In 1990, Descalzi was appointed Head of Reservoir and operating activities for Eni Italy, a position which led him to develop a new model and to increase production to 250,000 barrels per day. From 1994 to 1998 He was Managing Director of Eni’s subsidiary in Congo, starting in 1997 the production in the Kitina offshore.[4] In 1998 he became Vice President and Managing Director of NAOC: during this period He started the export of gas produced at the NLNG liquefaction plant and the development of deep-water offshore local projects.[5]

Descalzi was appointed Executive Vice President for Eni Africa, Eni Middle East and Eni China in 2000 and he defined, launched and oversaw the start-up of the Eni Western Libyan,[6] intended to increase the production of barrels per day in Libya from 85,000 to 280,000. From 2002 to 2005 he worked as Executive Vice President for Eni Italy, Eni Africa and Eni Middle East, covering at the same time the role of member of the board of several Eni subsidiaries. In 2005 he was appointed Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Exploration & Production Division in Eni,[7] a role he held until 2008.

Descalzi became in 2008 Chief Operating Officer of the Exploration & Production Division in Eni, giving his contribution to the definition of the strategic plan of upstream activities in Italy and abroad and starting important projects such as Goliat in Norway (2009),[8] West Hub in Angola (2011)[9] and campaign of exploration in Mozambique (2013).[10] In 2014 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Eni.[1]

He has been a member of the General Board and of the Advisory Board of Confindustria[11] and Director of Fondazione Teatro alla Scala,[12] Claudio Descalzi is also a member of the National Petroleum Council for 2016/2017.[13] He was previously Chairman of Eni UK (2010 - 2014) and President of Assomineraria (2006 - 2014).

Corruption charges

Descalzi and other Eni executive leadership have faced numerous legal sanctions for corruption, particularly based on the company's operations in Nigeria[14][15][16] and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[17]

Honours
  • 2012 - Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal - Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME). Claudio Descalzi was the very first European man to receive that prestigious international award.[18]
  • 2014 - He was nominated “Man of the year” by Staffetta quotidiana – An Italian magazine on petroleum.[19]
  • 2016 – He was honoured with Laurea Honoris Causa in Environmental and Territorial Engineering at "Tor Vergata" University in Rome.[20]

References
  1. "Eni names Claudio Descalzi new CEO". 12 May 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. "Eni names Claudio Descalzi new CEO". Offshore Energy Today. 12 May 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. "Eni's activities in the Republic of Congo - Eni". www.eni.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. "Company Profile - Naoc". www.eni.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. "Western Libya Gas Project (WLGP) - Oil4All". wiki.openoil.net. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. "Upstream - Eni". www.eni.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. "Eni's Goliat starts production in Norway's Arctic". 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. "West Hub Development Project - Offshore Technology". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. "Eni lines up next appraisal campaign offshore Mozambique". www.offshore-mag.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  11. "Confindustria - Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  12. "Board of Directors - Teatro alla Scala". www.teatroallascala.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  13. "National Petroleum Council Membership by Name". www.npc.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. Brambilla, Alberto (July 21, 2020). "Eni CEO Should Get 8 Years Jail on Bribe Charge, Prosecutor Says". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  15. "Shell writes down Nigerian licence at heart of Italian bribery trial". Reuters. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  16. "I sospetti di fake news per proteggere Descalzi - La Stampa". lastampa.it. February 7, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  17. Parodi, Emilio (28 September 2019). "Italy investigates wife of Eni's CEO in Congo graft probe: document". Reuters. Milan, Italy. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  18. "About Energy | Authors". www.aboutenergy.com. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  19. "CEO Descalzi dedicates Man of the Year award to Eni". Agi. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  20. "A Descalzi laurea honoris causa in ingegneria per l'ambiente". Adnkronos. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

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